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Burnt Shields, Bewcastle
Burnt Shields
locality:-   Kershope Forest
civil parish:-   Bewcastle (formerly Cumberland)
county:-   Cumbria
locality type:-   locality
locality type:-   wood
coordinates:-   NY50638352 (etc) 
1Km square:-   NY5083
10Km square:-   NY58

evidence:-   old map:- OS County Series (Cmd 1 16) 
placename:-  Burnt Shields
source data:-   Maps, County Series maps of Great Britain, scales 6 and 25 inches to 1 mile, published by the Ordnance Survey, Southampton, Hampshire, from about 1863 to 1948.

evidence:-   possibly old map:- Donald 1774 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Broomshield
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, 3x2 sheets, The County of Cumberland, scale about 1 inch to 1 mile, by Thomas Donald, engraved and published by Joseph Hodskinson, 29 Arundel Street, Strand, London, 1774.
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"Broomshield"
block or blocks, labelled in lowercase; a hamlet or just a house 
item:-  Carlisle Library : Map 2
Image © Carlisle Library

evidence:-   probably old map:- Hall 1820 (Cmd) 
placename:-  Broomshield
source data:-   Map, hand coloured engraving, Cumberland, scale about 21 miles to 1 inch, engraved by Sidney Hall, published by S Leigh, 18 Strand, London, 1820-31.
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"Broomshield"
circle, italic lowercase text; settlement 
item:-  JandMN : 91
Image © see bottom of page

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